Colorgram and method of making and using the same



R. BAUER March 13, 1934.

GOLORGRAM AND METHOD OF MAKINGl AND USING THE SAME Filed May 19. 1951 INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLORGRAM AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Robert Bauer, New York, N. Y.

Application May 19, 1931, Serial No. 538,481

2 Claims. (Cl. 41--17) This invention relates to improvements in 15 in an adequate quantity upon the places indicolor matching devices, and particularly to a cated, as illustrated in 4Figure 1, on one side of chart which I call colorgrain provided with the chart or card 10. marks to indicate the places where oil colors are The card is then folded upon itself along the 5 to be placed to produce pictures of desired outmedian line 12, and the oil paint deposited upon 60 lines and color grouping, said marks arranged in the marks on one side of the chart is transferred their relative constellation apt to give the best by means of a suitable burnisher attening the results in the production of colored pictures, Card to the other, plain side of the chart to proand formed or constructed along certain geometduce the outlines of a picture as indicated by the l0 rical outlines. broken curved lines 16 in Figure 3. 65

Another object of my invention is the provi- In Figure 2, I have illustrated a picture having sion of an entertaining and amusing game for itS upper part 17 made in red, the Outer Wings 18, young children which is also instructive and edu- 19, and the lOWer Wing 20 in YellOW and the bOdY cational. parts 21, 22 in blue color. A further object of my invention is the provi- It will be evident that I can change the colors 70 sion of a method to make and use the colorgram. at will, S0 fOr inStanCe I may uSe yellOW and blue A still further object of my invention is the to form green parts of a picture, or red and blue provision of a colorgram which is simple and into form purple and so on, using the ground colexpensive to make, yet durable and efficient in ors to prOduCe any 001er Shade. operation, It will be understood that I have disclosed the 75 These and other objects and advantages of my preferred form 0f my invention aS One example invention will become more fully known as the only of the many possible Ways t0 practically description proceeds, and will then be more speconstruct the same, and that I may make Such cically dened in the appended claims. changes in my invention and in the method of 25 In the accompanying drawing forming a, ma,- praCtiClIlg the Same and in the minor detalls 80 terial part of this disclosure: thereof as come within the scope of the appended Fig. l is a perspective view of a colorgram Claims without departure rOIn the Spirit 0f my chart constructed according to my invention. invention, and the principles involved.

Fig. 2 illustrates a iinished picture. Having thus described my invention what I Fig 31S a, fragmentary view of a chart illusclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters S5 trating the manner of ascertaining the outlines Patent is: of a picture to be produced. 1. A colorgram chart comprising a body in As illustrated, my chart 10, is preferably made shape of a parallelogram, marginal lines on said of paper, having marginal outlines 11 and dichart, a median line dividing said chart into vided in its middle by a median line 12. equal halves, marks in form of circles bear- 90 To one side of the median line marks 13 are ing each a Capital letter indicating the C010r t0 provided arranged in a predetermined relative be used formed to one side of said median line constellation formed by geometrical lines 14 to indicate the places of deposition of oil colors forming for instance the outlines of a triangle and lines connecting the circles to indicate the and extended beyond the angle points thereof, as outlines of a design. 95 for instance shown in Figure 3 by way of ex- 2. The method of producing pictures by oil ample. It will, however, be understood that any paints consisting in forming marks having the other suitable geometrical figures or outlines may form of circles, each bearing a capital letter repbe used. resenting the initial letter of the color to be used The marks 13 may be circles or have any other at the place of the circle to indicate various col- 100 form and carry the first letters of the colors ors on one side of a chart, depositing the respecto be deposited on the mark as for instance Y' tive colors on said marks, arranging the circles for yellow, R for red and B for blue, etc. It will along certain connecting lines determined by the be evident that these letters alone may also be outline of the picture design, folding the chart placed upon the chart Without any marks as for upon itself, and burnishing the folded chart to 105 instance the circles used as an example in Figtransfer the colors from one half of the chart to ure 1. the other.

The oil paint is preferably squeezed from tubes ROBERT BAUER. 

